Comments on: Schmidt: Google Health targets 'the most important search'

Search giant's endeavor to serve as Intuit of health information, introduced in CEO's HIMSS speech, is backed by dozens of industry partners and experts.

[john55440]

More personal information for Big Brother Google's advertising database

No thanks...

[gjl229]

Safe and Secure ....

"Schmidt assured him that the system would be safe and secure, and that no information could be shared with anyone without permission from the user."

Disingenuous at best. Mr. Schmidt knows better than that. If he's already fibbing at the first announcement, how can we trust Google as it grows and becomes intertwined with our daily lives?

Libraries full of books are one thing. This much deeply personal information in the hands of an advertising-driven, unregulated company is something else entirely.

I'm getting a bit anxious as I watch this monster evolve.

GJL

[Save_Me_from_my_Govt]

If you believe this.....

If you believe it's safe and secure, I've got some Telecom spy-department stock to sell you.

[BenjaminWright]

Address privacy fears with legal terms and conditions

To address the privacy fears associated with Google health records, patients might post legal terms and conditions in their records. http://hack-igations.blogspot.com/2008/02/contracts-for-patient-privacy.html http://hack-igations.blogspot.com/2008/02/contracts-for-patient-privacy.html

[gjl229]

I've never yet

seen a legal document jump out of a file cabinet and fix a problem, including compromise of confidential data.

I will agree with Mr. Wright that legal terms and conditions have some value, but they certainly will not prevent careless or malicious actions. And those two account for nearly the entire threat.

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